Popular streamer Peller has stirred reactions online after likening Ivorians to himself, describing them as “uneducated” because they do not speak English.

In a recent post on his social media page, the TikToker shared details of his upcoming trip to Ivory Coast, revealing his plan to buy translator headphones since he does not understand French, the country’s official language.

Peller expressed frustration that Nigerians often mock his English, even though, according to him, many Ivorians also cannot speak the language. He argued that this makes them “uneducated” like him.

He said in part:

“When I go to Ivory Coast, I have to buy that earpod where be say, if you are talking to me, the earpod will be translating it to English. Because Ivory Coast, all of them, they don’t hear English. Everybody in Ivory Coast, they are like me. Ivory Coast people… In Nigeria, they abuse me, say me I don’t hear English. But everybody living in Africa, they are like me. Everybody will call me uneducated. Imagine everybody from Africa see. Uneducated, we are the same. Africa is the same now…”

Peller’s comments have since sparked mixed reactions, with some social media users finding humor in his statement, while others criticized him for equating language barriers with a lack of education.